Public Image Ltd discography
| Public Image Ltd discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 24 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Box sets | 8 |
This is the discography of British post-punk band Public Image Ltd.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
UK Indie [3][4] |
AUS [5] |
CAN [6] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
US [9] | ||
| Public Image: First Issue | 22 | — | 77 | — | — | 18 | — | |
| Metal Box |
|
18 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 171 |
| The Flowers of Romance |
|
11 | — | 94 | — | — | 33 | 114 |
| This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get |
|
56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Album |
|
14 | — | 59 | 95 | 35 | 34 | 115 |
| Happy? |
|
40 | — | — | — | — | — | 169 |
| 9 |
|
36 | — | 57 | — | — | — | 106 |
| That What Is Not |
|
46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| This Is PiL |
|
35 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| What the World Needs Now... |
|
29 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| End of World |
|
33 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| Paris au Printemps |
|
61 |
| Live in Tokyo |
|
28 |
| ALiFE 2009 |
|
— |
| Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2011 |
|
— |
| Live at Rockpalast 1983 |
|
— |
| Live at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire |
|
— |
| Concert – Live at the Brixton Academy 27.5.86 |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS [14] | ||
| The Greatest Hits, So Far |
|
20 | 102 |
| First Issue / Second Edition |
|
— | — |
| Gold |
|
— | — |
| Rise – The Collection |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Box |
|
| PiL CD Box Vol. 1 |
|
| PiL CD Box Vol. 2 |
|
| Plastic Box |
|
| 5 Album Set |
|
| The Ultimate Live Collection Vol. 1 |
|
| The Ultimate Live Collection Vol. 2 |
|
| The Public Image Is Rotten – Songs from the Heart |
|
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| PIL Live | |
| Videos |
|
| Live at Rockpalast 1983 |
|
Other albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Commercial Zone |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [5][14] |
BEL (WA) [15] |
GER [16] |
IRE [17] |
NL [18] |
NZ [19] |
US Alt [20] |
US Dance [21] | |||
| "Public Image" | 1978 | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | x | — | Public Image: First Issue |
| "Death Disco" | 1979 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | — | Metal Box |
| "Memories" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | 56 | Metal Box | |
| "Flowers of Romance" | 1981 | 24 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | x | 51 | The Flowers of Romance |
| "This Is Not a Love Song" | 1983 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 45 | x | — | This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get |
| "Bad Life" | 1984 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | — | |
| "Rise" | 1986 | 11 | 37 | 35 | — | 10 | — | 29 | x | 30 | Album |
| "Home" | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | |||
| "Seattle" | 1987 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | 30 | Happy? |
| "The Body" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | |||
| "Disappointed" | 1989 | 38 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 9 |
| "Warrior" | 89 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | ||
| "Happy" (US promo-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |||
| "Don't Ask Me" | 1990 | 22 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | The Greatest Hits, So Far |
| "Cruel" | 1992 | 49 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | That What Is Not |
| "Covered" (US promo-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | ||
| "Acid Drops" (US promo-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | ||
| "The Order of Death" (The Blair Witch Mix; US and Canada promo-only release) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Blair Witch Project – Josh's Blair Witch Mix |
| "Religion" (vs Psycho Radio; Italy-only release) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "One Drop" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is PiL |
| "Reggie Song" / "Out of the Woods" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Double Trouble" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What the World Needs Now... |
| "The One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bettie Page" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hawaii" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | End of World |
| "Penge" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes chart did not exist at the time. | |||||||||||
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 442. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Peaks in the UK:
- For all except noted: "The Official Charts Company – Public Image Ltd". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- For This Is PiL and What the World Needs Now...: "The Official Charts Company – Public Image Limited". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 242. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 630. ISBN 0898201179.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 442. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Peaks in the UK:
- For all except noted: "The Official Charts Company – Public Image Ltd". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- For This Is PiL and What the World Needs Now...: "The Official Charts Company – Public Image Limited". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 442. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Peaks in the UK:
- For all except noted: "The Official Charts Company – Public Image Ltd". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- For This Is PiL and What the World Needs Now...: "The Official Charts Company – Public Image Limited". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b Other peaks in Australia:
- "Cruel": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 226.
- "Warrior": "Week commencing 28 August 1989". Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- The Greatest Hits, So Far and "Don't Ask Me": "Week commencing 19 November 1990". Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Whiteburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 236. ISBN 0898201535.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003 (illustrated ed.). Record Research Incorporated. ISBN 9780898201567.
